Beyoncé fans injured at Atlanta train station after show

  • The incident occurred after Beyoncé's final Cowboy Carter show in Atlanta
  • Fans were sent to the hospital for minor injuries
  • A cause for the escalator malfunction is pending an investigation

FILE – Beyonce appears at a campaign event for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in Houston, on Oct. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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(NewsNation) — Several Beyoncé fans were injured early Tuesday morning after a stampede broke out following her final Cowboy Carter tour show in Atlanta.  

According to Atlanta transit officials, the incident started when a person was seen screaming and running at the Vine City train station, causing a stampede to break out on an escalator at the station, according to Fox 5 Atlanta.  

A witness told Fox 5 that the escalator at the station sped up and then stopped working suddenly, resulting in people falling on top of and pinning each other down.  

In a video captured by Atlanta News First, multiple people can be seen on stretchers and being loaded into ambulances.  

Authorities told Fox 5 that one person suffered an ankle injury, while others were treated at the hospital for scrapes and cuts.  

An investigation into what caused the incident is ongoing.  

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